Toy sand ship



Patented Sept. 21, 1926.y

y uNirEo-qarmes rAiII/.Jecnson nani/rigen, or vniskrrcnycatiroamn. v

Tor SAND SHIP.

' Appnamn `filed 'my `3,

My present invention is a.. toy .sandl ship` and it is an especial Vobject lof thispinvention to provide a toy, suitable for, .use by children at the'seashore, and wherever children may be permitted to: 'use sand pails and vsand shovels, in the vicinity Lof .bodies of waten'or elsewhere. .f

It is'an object of this invention Itoy provide a toy comprising va receptacle or body adapt'- ed to serve alternatively eitherfas tai Sand pail or as the hull of ato'y ship.; and, in a preferred embodiment of' my invention, the said: receptacle yis5j'nrovidedv"'with a bail .or handle which is adaptedto serve either asia means of Icarrying the said receptacle, when the samel is used as a'pail,'loi asia means for the support" of a mast,when my toy is used as a ship. "l

'It is 'a' 'further object of this invention to provide a' toy'ship'lhaving a sailfwhich is adapted to be used alternativelyas a shovel, my preferred shovel construction 'l being, moreover, such asfftfejad'aptj'thef same to' 'a widevar'iety'of uses.

Other objects of myinvention will appear from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof, and from the appended claims, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which :f-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a toy embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the back of an element which I may use alternatively either as a sail or as a shovel.y

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 2-2 of Figure 2.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line v4 4 of Figure 2. i

Fig. 5 is a horizontaly section on line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Referring to the details of that specific embodiment of my invention which. Il have chosen for purposes of illustration, 1 is ay receptacular element adapted to serve either as a pail, in which water or sand may be carried, or, alternatively, as a hull of a boat, this receptacular element being provided with a bail 2, adapted to serve either as a carrying means, when my toy is usedas a sand pail, or as supporting means for a sail, this bail being shown as provided with an aperture 3, and as secured to the interior of the receptacular element or hull 1, by means comprising pivots 4, the preferred construction beingsuch as to permit of the insertion 1923. serial No. 649,254.

of a mast 51throughsaid aperture and into engagementwith the bottom of f said hull.

. Althoughany suitable sail might be used in connection with .the sand ship orv hull. de#

scribed, '1 l*prefer to employ a'sail of a"com' paratively rugged or indestructibleal character, sueh as asheetmetal'V sailG, 'shown as secured to the mast 5 in ,such manner 'asjto permit the structure formed thereby 'tefbe alternatively used" as a slib'vje'l,1V oflwhieh-the sail 6 may.be` regarded as constituting 'the blade, 'tjo' which the mast 5 .may `Athen bere"- artleclasprovidinga'handle." "I

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Ion itself along a line R parallel with that edge which constitutes the leading edge of my shovel, remote from the handle thereof, the effect of the mentioned bending being to lprovide an overlap 7 at Vthe back of my shovel, this overlap'being preferably provided with a slit or slits 8, 9, through which the handle 5 may extend, the overlap being shown as slightly wider than theblade in order to permit the parts to be suitably se cured together, as by bending vthe lateral edges 10 of said overlap sharply over the lateral edges of the main body of the shovel,

it being understood that the handle 5 may be inserted through the aperture 11 and through the slits Y8 and 9, and optionally se- 5 t ie'rtoi ad'apt theleseribed vsailfeoreVV struction to serve Aeff'e'etrvelyf as a'jsho'vel, 'or

erred cured also by means such as a nail or screw 12, as best shown `in Figure'Q.

rFrom the foregoing description, it is be- I lieved that the preferred mode of construetion of each of the elements of my toy will be readily understood, the use of a boss B, or the'lilre, extending upward from the bottom of the hull orl the receptacular element 1, and interiitting with a recess 14, in the end of the mast or handle 5, being optional, as is also the use of depressions or notches 15, in the ends of the bail 2, adapted to engage an adjacent projection on the interior of the hull, and thereby to facilitate adjustment of the said bail.

ill)A It will be obvious that toys of the char- Y acter herein described can be manufactured and sold at a moderate cost, and that the des scribed construction is such as to provide for wholesome and inexpensive recreation, each of the major elements of my device being capable of alternative uses and intrinsically.- attractive, although adapted effectively to cooperate in the manner described,

Although I have herein described but one complete embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that various features thereof might be independently employed, an-d also that various modilications might be made therein without departureY from the spirit and scope of my invention, as the saine is indicated aboveand in the following claims. y Y

What I claiinyis:V Y l. A toy comprising a receptacle simulating the vhull of a boat and a shovel, and means associated with the receptacle for mounting the shovel in inverted position upon the receptacle so that the handle of the shovelmaysimulate a mast and the vblade of the' shovel may constitute a sail.

2. A toy comprising a receptacle simulating the hull of a boat and a shovel, said receptacle being provided with a bail having an aperture therethrough adapted to receive the handle of the shovel in inverted position,

whereby thehan'dle ofthe shovel may simu- Y late a mast and the blade of the shovel may constitute VVa sail.

.3. A toy comprising a receptacle siinulating the hull yof a boat, a shovel, a bail secured to said receptacle, and means associated with theibail for securing the shovel to the bail in inverted position whereby the handle `of the shovel may constitute a mast and the L,

blade of the shovel may constitute a sail.

4. A toy comprising a receptacle simulating Ithe hull of a boat, a bail having an aperture therethrough pivote-d to said receptacle, meansjfor frictionally `maintaining the bail in a predetermined position, and a shovel having a handle adapted-to be inserted in the aperture in said bail in inverted position, whereby thexhandle of the shovel may simulate a mast and the blade of the f shovel may constitute a sail.

5. A toy comprisinga receptacle simulating the hull of aboat, aA baill having an aperture therethroughpivoted to said receptacle, means for frictionally maintainino' the bail in apredetermined position, a shovel having a handle adapted to 'be inserted in the aperture in said bail in'inverted position, whereby the Vhandle ofthe shovelfmay simulate a mast and the blade of the shovelV may constitute al sail, and means associated Y with the bottom of the receptacleand with the handle of the shovel for cooperating with the bail for maintaining the shovel erectin inverted position. In testimony whereof I havesigned my name to this specification.A i f PAUL JACKSON 4BARNARD. 

